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# WISE AWARD, 2023

Safina Hussain, founder of ‘Educate Girls’ has been honored with this award.

It was delivered by Qatar Foundation at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) summit.

It is one of the most prestigious awards in the field of education.
She is the second Indian to receive this award.

Its prize money is 5 lakh US dollars.

He worked to reconnect 14 lakh girls who had dropped out of education with education.

# Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
# GS3/ Economy

Context:-

India’s manufacturing sector has performed better with Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to 56 in November against 55.5 in October.

About:-

PMI is an economic indicator derived from monthly surveys of private sector companies.

It provides insight into the health of a country’s manufacturing sector. It is widely used by businesses, analysts, and policymakers to gauge the economic activity and overall business conditions.

Released by: For India, PMI is released by S&P Global. (Earlier released by IHS Markit before it was merged with S&P Global)
Scale: The PMI is presented as an index number on a scale of 0 to 100. A PMI reading above 50 generally indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector, while a reading below 50 suggests contraction.

Types: Two types of PMI are there: Services PMI and Manufacturing PMI.

Survey Methodology:-

It is based on surveys conducted among purchasing managers in a representative sample of companies (For India approx 500 companies are surveyed).
Managers are asked about changes in production, employment, inventories, and new orders, among other factors.

Timelines:Released on a monthly basis, making it a timely indicator of economic conditions.

# ISLA MCNABB

2 year old Isla is a resident of Kentucky, America.

This girl became the youngest member of Mensa.

Guinness World Records has confirmed its membership in Mensa.

Mensa is the world's largest and oldest high IQ society.

For membership in Mensa, a score of 98% or higher is required on a standardized IQ test; Isla has scored 99%.

# Iyothee Thass Pandithar

Overview:-

Recently, the Tamil Nadu government has installed a statue of Dalit rights and anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar at Gandhi Mandapam in Chennai.

About Iyothee Thass Pandithar:-

He was born on 20 May 1845 in Madras presidency.

He was a prominent anti-caste activist and a practitioner of Siddha medicine.

Association with tribal people: In the 1870s, Iyothee Thass organized the Todas and other tribes of the Nilgiri Hills into a formidable force for the freedom movement.

In 1876, Thass established the Advaidananda Sabha and launched a magazine called Dravida Pandian in collaboration with Rev. John Rathina.

He established the “Dravida Mahajana Sabha '' in 1891 along with Rettamalai Srinivasan.

He established the Sakya Buddhist Society in Madras with branches all over South India.
The Sakya Buddhist Society was also known as the Indian Buddhist Association and was established in the year 1898.
To manage and coordinate the functioning of the society, he began a weekly magazine, Tamizhan in 1907.

# WORLD AIDS DAY,2023

This day is celebrated every year on 1 December.

Its purpose is to create awareness against infection.

The full name of AIDS is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

The cause of AIDS is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).

This event started on 1 December 1988 on the initiative of WHO.

This year’s theme is ‘Let Communities Lead’.